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The Pennsylvania State Game Lands (SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing. These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hunting license money.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission runs a monthly publication called the Pennsylvania Game News. This publication features financial and legislative updates from the PGC, stories, and monthly Field Notes submitted by the Wildlife Conservation Officers of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
History
Wild game animals have been hunted for thousands of years in what is now Pennsylvania, first by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, later by Europeans. By 1890 game had practically disappeared from Pennsylvania. That year, John M. Phillips and other sportsmen, recognizing the scarcity of game, formed the Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association so that they could press the state government for protection of wildlife. This resulted in the formation of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. New game laws were enacted by the General Assembly in 1897 to protect populations of deer, elk, waterfowl and game birds.
The Commission appointed the first game protectors and empowered constables to enforce the new laws. Game Commissioner Joseph Kalbus remarked that Pennsylvania hunters, "appeared to think they had...an inherent right to destroy game and birds at pleasure." Pennsylvanians, like other Americans resisted efforts to limit hunting to protect the game. In 1906 alone, fourteen protectors were shot at and three were killed. In 1905 Governor Samuel Pennypacker authorized the Commission to establish 'game preserves' in state forests to protect deer, Wild turkey, Grouse, Woodcock, and other animals. The first was on 2,000 acres (810 ha) in Clinton County.
In 1913, by act of the General Assembly, passing the Resident Hunter's License Law, the Commission began to charge one dollar for each hunting license, which provided funding to purchase additional lands for hunting.
The Commonwealth had twenty game preserves but the game population was still extremely low, so Pennsylvania restocked the Game Lands with game from other states and Canada. Today, the Commission has set aside almost 1.5 million acres (610 thousand hectares) as State Game Lands.[1]
List of State Game Lands
For Game Lands containing more than one parcel, coordinate given is for a point central to the array of parcels.
Number | GNIS ID | County | Tracts | Area* | Coordinates | Elevation | Quad Map |
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12 | 1193432 | Bradford Sullivan |
2 | 24,480 acres (9,910 ha) | 41°37′18″N 76°42′47″W / 41.62167°N 76.71306°W | 2,034 feet (620 m) | Shunk |
13 | 1199594 | Sullivan | 1 | 49,528.72 acres (20,043.56 ha) | 41°22′0″N 76°22′30″W / 41.36667°N 76.37500°W | 2,201 feet (671 m) | Sonestown |
14 | 1199597 | Cameron Elk |
1 | 14,947 acres (6,049 ha) | 41°25′50″N 78°21′18″W / 41.43056°N 78.35500°W | 1,749 feet (533 m) | West Creek |
24 | 1210214 | Clarion Forest |
1 | 8,500 acres (3,400 ha) | 41°26′14″N 79°16′15″W / 41.43722°N 79.27083°W | 1,572 feet (479 m) | Tylersburg |
25 | 1210215 | Elk | 2 | 24,117 acres (9,760 ha) | 41°29′39″N 78°35′42″W / 41.49417°N 78.59500°W | 1,998 feet (609 m) | Glen Hazel |
26 | 1188508 | Bedford Blair Cambria Somerset |
2 | 12,346 acres (4,996 ha) | 40°31′6″N 78°37′23″W / 40.51833°N 78.62306°W | 2,628 feet (801 m) | Beaverdale |
28 | 1199600 | Elk Forest |
1 | 11,257.42 acres (4,555.72 ha) | 41°26′46″N 78°56′12″W / 41.44611°N 78.93667°W | 1,755 feet (535 m) | Hallton |
29 | 1210216 | Warren | 1 | 9,800 acres (4,000 ha) | 41°43′23″N 79°13′9″W / 41.72306°N 79.21917°W | 1,883 feet (574 m) | Cobham |
30 | 1208051 | McKean | 1 | 11,604 acres (4,696 ha) | 41°38′22″N 78°20′29″W / 41.63944°N 78.34139°W | 2,300 feet (700 m) | Norwich |
31 | 1188510 | Jefferson | 1 | 5,175.63 acres (2,094.50 ha) | 41°2′17″N 79°1′5″W / 41.03806°N 79.01806°W | 1,824 feet (556 m) | Coolspring |
33 | 1193450 | Centre | 1 | 17,583 acres (7,116 ha) | 40°49′38″N 78°10′41″W / 40.82722°N 78.17806°W | 2,198 feet (670 m) | Sandy Ridge |
34 | 1188511 | Clearfield | 5 | 10,248 acres (4,147 ha) | 41°14′9″N 78°20′41″W / 41.23583°N 78.34472°W | 2,021 feet (616 m) | The Knobs |
35 | 1208052 | Susquehanna | 1 | 7,772 acres (3,145 ha) | 41°55′53″N 75°41′19″W / 41.93139°N 75.68861°W | 1,686 feet (514 m) | Great Bend |
36 | 1188512 | Bradford | 3 | 18,870 acres (7,640 ha) | 41°38′0″N 76°32′43″W / 41.63333°N 76.54528°W | 1,762 feet (537 m) | Powell |
37 | 1208053 | Tioga | 3 | 8,858.32 acres (3,584.83 ha) | 41°51′41″N 77°8′2″W / 41.86139°N 77.13389°W | 1,631 feet (497 m) | Tioga |
38 | 1193451 | Monroe | 1 | - | 41°2′56″N 75°24′39″W / 41.04889°N 75.41083°W | 1,926 feet (587 m) | Pocono Pines |
39 | 1208054 | Venango | 2 | 10,868 acres (4,398 ha) | 41°18′31″N 79°55′48″W / 41.30861°N 79.93000°W | 1,211 feet (369 m) | Polk |
40 | 1188513 | Carbon | 1 | 6,202 acres (2,510 ha) | 41°4′10″N 75°42′52″W / 41.06944°N 75.71444°W | 1,670 feet (510 m) | Hickory Run |
41 | 1188514 | Bedford | 2 | 2,618 acres (1,059 ha) | 40°14′49″N 78°25′0″W / 40.24694°N 78.41667°W | 1,529 feet (466 m) | New Enterprise |
42 | 1209274 1193452 |
Cambria Somerset Westmoreland |
4 | 15,625 acres (6,323 ha) | 40°18′8″N 79°4′4″W / 40.30222°N 79.06778°W | 2,566 feet (782 m) 2,034 feet (620 m) |
Boswell Vintondale |
43 | 1188515 | Berks Chester |
3 | 2,545 acres (1,030 ha) | 40°10′33″N 75°46′51″W / 40.17583°N 75.78083°W | 843 feet (257 m) | Elverson |
44 | 1210008 | Elk | 7 | 39,400 acres (15,900 ha) | 41°21′28″N 78°45′1″W / 41.35778°N 78.75028°W | 1,919 feet (585 m) | Carman |
45 | 1193453 | Clarion Venango |
2 | 5,226.83 acres (2,115.22 ha) | 41°35′5″N 79°36′38″W / 41.58472°N 79.61056°W | 1,404 feet (428 m) | Cranberry |
46 | 1193454 | Lancaster Lebanon |
1 | 6,254 acres (2,531 ha) | 40°15′2″N 76°15′39″W / 40.25056°N 76.26083°W | 837 feet (255 m) | Lititz |
47 | 1199601 | Venango | 1 | 2,214 acres (896 ha) | 41°25′56″N 79°36′27″W / 41.43222°N 79.60750°W | 1,558 feet (475 m) | President |
48 | 1193455 | Bedford | 2 | 11,093 acres (4,489 ha) | 39°54′14″N 78°37′52″W / 39.90389°N 78.63111°W | 1,893 feet (577 m) | Buffalo Mills |
49 | 1193456 | Bedford Fulton |
5 | 6,393 acres (2,587 ha) | 39°49′29″N 78°18′43″W / 39.82472°N 78.31194°W | 1,204 feet (367 m) | Amaranth |
50 | 1193457 | Somerset | 1 | 3,256.187 acres (1,317.732 ha) | 39°57′35″N 79°3′44″W / 39.95972°N 79.06222°W | 2,260 feet (690 m) | Murdock |
51 | 1193458 | Fayette | 1 | 16,853.8 acres (6,820.5 ha) | 39°55′9″N 79°40′51″W / 39.91917°N 79.68083°W | 2,100 feet (640 m) | South Connellsville |
52 | 1193459 | Berks Lancaster |
2 | 2,463 acres (997 ha) | 40°11′18″N 75°56′57″W / 40.18833°N 75.94917°W | 679 feet (207 m) | Morgantown |
53 | 1188516 | Fulton | 1 | 5,901 acres (2,388 ha) | 39°55′16″N 78°3′30″W / 39.92111°N 78.05833°W | 1,604 feet (489 m) | Meadow Grounds |
54 | 1210009 | Jefferson | 1 | 19,160 acres (7,750 ha) | 41°18′28″N 78°51′59″W / 41.30778°N 78.86639°W | 1,808 feet (551 m) | Munderf |
55 | 1208055 | Columbia | 1 | 2,509 acres (1,015 ha) | 41°6′29″N 76°18′1″W / 41.10806°N 76.30028°W | 1,608 feet (490 m) | Mifflinville |
56 | 1188517 | Bucks | 7 | 1,787.1 acres (723.2 ha) | 40°32′6″N 75°7′48″W / 40.53500°N 75.13000°W | 728 feet (222 m) | Riegelsville |
57 | 1199986 | Luzerne Wyoming |
2 | 45,986 acres (18,610 ha) | 41°25′9″N 76°9′6″W / 41.41917°N 76.15167°W | 2,136 feet (651 m) | Lopez |
58 | 1208050 | Columbia | 2 | 12,646 acres (5,118 ha) | 40°56′30″N 76°20′47″W / 40.94167°N 76.34639°W | 1,890 feet (580 m) | Shumans |
59 | 1188518 | McKean Potter |
2 | 7,024 acres (2,843 ha) | 41°50′19″N 78°10′27″W / 41.83861°N 78.17417°W | 2,372 feet (723 m) | Roulette |
60 | 1188519 | Blair Cambria Centre |
2 | 8,764 acres (3,547 ha) | 40°45′53″N 78°20′19″W / 40.76472°N 78.33861°W | 2,470 feet (750 m) | Tipton |
61 | 1188520 | McKean | 4 | 9,886 acres (4,001 ha) | 41°45′49″N 78°18′43″W / 41.76361°N 78.31194°W | 2,067 feet (630 m) | Port Allegany |
62 | 1188521 1210468 |
McKean | 1 | 9,178 acres (3,714 ha) | 41°45′57″N 78°34′12″W / 41.76583°N 78.57000°W | 2,155 feet (657 m) 2,031 feet (619 m) |
Hazel Hurst Lewis Run |
63 | 1188522 | Clarion | 2 | 3,533 acres (1,430 ha) | 41°14′17″N 79°27′52″W / 41.23806°N 79.46444°W | 1,230 feet (370 m) | Clarion |
64 | 1188523 | Potter | 2 | 8,057 acres (3,261 ha) | 41°46′3″N 77°38′4″W / 41.76750°N 77.63444°W | 2,103 feet (641 m) | West Pike |
65 | 1188524 | Fulton | 1 | 6,000.71 acres (2,428.40 ha) | 39°54′3″N 78°12′43″W / 39.90083°N 78.21194°W | 1,716 feet (523 m) | Needmore |
66 | 1199602 | Sullivan Wyoming |
4 | 8,107 acres (3,281 ha) | 41°28′33″N 76°16′54″W / 41.47583°N 76.28167°W | 2,028 feet (618 m) | Lopez |
67 | 1188525 | Huntingdon | 1 | 5,769 acres (2,335 ha) | 40°14′32″N 78°9′45″W / 40.24222°N 78.16250°W | 2,060 feet (630 m) | Saxton |
68 | 1199603 | Lycoming | 1 | 3,921.88 acres (1,587.13 ha) | 41°28′58″N 77°27′57″W / 41.48278°N 77.46583°W | 1,932 feet (589 m) | Cammal |
69 | 1188526 | Crawford | 2 | 4,496 acres (1,819 ha) | 41°38′40″N 79°53′13″W / 41.64444°N 79.88694°W | 1,634 feet (498 m) | Townville |
70 | 1188527 | Susquehanna Wayne |
2 | 6,363 acres (2,575 ha) | 41°58′9″N 75°28′45″W / 41.96917°N 75.47917°W | 1,729 feet (527 m) | Starrucca |
71 | 1188528 | Huntingdon | 2 | 5,204 acres (2,106 ha) | 40°21′28″N 77°56′22″W / 40.35778°N 77.93944°W | 2,142 feet (653 m) | Butler Knob |
72 | 1188529 | Clarion | 1 | 2,027 acres (820 ha) | 41°14′48″N 79°22′38″W / 41.24667°N 79.37722°W | 1,437 feet (438 m) | Clarion |
73 | 1188530 | Bedford Blair Huntingdon |
7 | 20,814 acres (8,423 ha) | 40°13′31″N 78°17′29″W / 40.22528°N 78.29139°W | 1,919 feet (585 m) | Everett East |
74 | 1188531 | Clarion Jefferson |
3 | 6,499.12 acres (2,630.10 ha) | 41°13′47″N 78°45′8″W / 41.22972°N 78.75222°W | 1,398 feet (426 m) | Strattanville |
75 | 1199604 | Lycoming | 2 | 27,505 acres (11,131 ha) | 41°27′59″N 77°19′40″W / 41.46639°N 77.32778°W | 1,611 feet (491 m) | English Center |
76 | 1188532 | Franklin | 1 | 4,328 acres (1,751 ha) | 40°5′25″N 77°44′39″W / 40.09028°N 77.74417°W | 988 feet (301 m) | Roxbury |
77 | 1188533 | Clearfield | 1 | 3,038 acres (1,229 ha) | 41°10′4″N 78°45′50″W / 41.16778°N 78.76389°W | 1,635 feet (498 m) | Glenshaw |
78 | 1188534 | Clearfield | 1 | 717 acres (290 ha) | 40°59′27″N 78°15′17″W / 40.99083°N 78.25472°W | 1,621 feet (494 m) | Philipsburg |
79 | 1188535 | Cambria Indiana |
8 | 10,593 acres (4,287 ha) | 40°29′33″N 78°53′28″W / 40.49250°N 78.89111°W | 1,713 feet (522 m) | Vintondale |
80 | 1188536 1205691 |
Berks Lebanon Schuylkill |
5 | 11,252 acres (4,554 ha) | 40°30′23″N 76°23′35″W / 40.50639°N 76.39306°W | 768 feet (234 m) | Indiantown Gap |
81 | 1193460 | Fulton Huntingdon |
2 | 3,931 acres (1,591 ha) | 40°7′12″N 77°55′13″W / 40.12000°N 77.92028°W | 1,319 feet (402 m) | Friedensburg |
82 | 1190994 | Somerset | 2 | 6,775.213 acres (2,741.831 ha) | 39°48′25″N 78°54′18″W / 39.80694°N 78.90500°W | 2,323 feet (708 m) | Wittenberg |
83 | 1208049 | York | 1 | 788 acres (319 ha) | 39°52′26″N 76°24′1″W / 39.87389°N 76.40028°W | 732 feet (223 m) | Airville |
84 | 1199605 | Northumberland Schuylkill |
2 | 8,940 acres (3,620 ha) | 40°44′46″N 76°36′44″W / 40.74611°N 76.61222°W | 988 feet (301 m) | Valley View |
85 | 1188537 | Crawford | 1 | 115 acres (47 ha) | 41°48′19″N 79°58′51″W / 41.80528°N 79.98083°W | 1,142 feet (348 m) | Millers Station |
86 | 1210010 | Warren | 1 | 14,320 acres (5,800 ha) | 41°45′14″N 79°20′30″W / 41.75389°N 79.34167°W | 1,742 feet (531 m) | Cobham |
87 | 1188538 | Clearfield | 4 | 10,613 acres (4,295 ha) | 40°57′40″N 78°45′4″W / 40.96111°N 78.75111°W | 1,854 feet (565 m) | Mahaffey |
88 | 1188539 | Juniata Perry |
1 | 6,930 acres (2,800 ha) | 40°26′30″N 77°27′17″W / 40.44167°N 77.45472°W | 1,237 feet (377 m) | McCoysville |
89 | 1188540 | Clinton | 1 | 10,571.2 acres (4,278.0 ha) | 41°15′45″N 77°30′27″W / 41.26250°N 77.50750°W | 1,329 feet (405 m) | Farrandsville |
90 | 1193461 | Clearfield | 1 | 3,957 acres (1,601 ha) | 41°6′17″N 78°27′6″W / 41.10472°N 78.45167°W | 1,873 feet (571 m) | Clearfield |
91 | 1208048 | Carbon Lackawanna Luzerne |
4 | 21,137 acres (8,554 ha) | 41°12′27″N 75°42′1″W / 41.20750°N 75.70028°W | 1,896 feet (578 m) | Pleasant View Summit |
92 | 1188541 | Centre | 1 | 5,278.719 acres (2,136.222 ha) | 41°0′27″N 77°44′27″W / 41.00750°N 77.74083°W | 1,033 feet (315 m) | Bellefonte |
93 | 1190995 | Somerset | 3 | 2,945 acres (1,192 ha) | 40°5′51″N 78°51′48″W / 40.09750°N 78.86333°W | 1,437 feet (438 m) | Penfield |
94 | 1188542 | Clearfield | 1 | 2,298 acres (930 ha) | 41°9′36″N 78°23′3″W / 41.16000°N 78.38417°W | 2,139 feet (652 m) | Huntley |
95 | 1188543 | Butler | 5 | 9,962.5 acres (4,031.7 ha) | 41°4′13″N 79°47′58″W / 41.07028°N 79.79944°W | 1,207 feet (368 m) | West Sunbury |
96 | 1193462 | Venango | 6 | 4,972.8 acres (2,012.4 ha) | 41°32′46″N 79°48′52″W / 41.54611°N 79.81444°W | 1,470 feet (450 m) | Dempseytown |
97 | 1193463 | Bedford | 1 | 7,612 acres (3,080 ha) | 39°55′43″N 78°27′20″W / 39.92861°N 78.45556°W | 1,834 feet (559 m) | Clearville |
98 | 1208047 | Clearfield | 1 | 1,172 acres (474 ha) | 40°55′43″N 78°21′10″W / 40.92861°N 78.35278°W | 1,896 feet (578 m) | Wallaceton |
99 | 1188544 | Huntingdon | 1 | 4,470 acres (1,810 ha) | 40°15′35″N 77°58′7″W / 40.25972°N 77.96861°W | 2,044 feet (623 m) | Orbisonia |
100 | 1188427 | Centre Clearfield |
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